Evgeni Malkin is a pretty tough guy. Example A: He bounced back from a torn ACL to win the Hart Trophy.

So, we'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume the sunburn that apparently forced him to miss the Penguins' game against the Florida Panthers is pretty bad. Pittsburgh played against the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier this week before heading to the Miami area, so you can do the math.

Evgeni Malkin has 29 points in 28 games this season. (AP Photo)

Hilariously, the Penguins called it "an upper-body injury," which apparently rules out nude sunbathing.

It's actually been a forgettable regular season thus far for Malkin; he has 29 points in 28 games, but just two even-strength goals. Compare that to last season—75 games, 109 points, 38 even-strength goals. He's also taken some heat (no pun intended) for his play while Sidney Crosby (broken jaw) and James Neal (concussion) miss time.

Crosby, for the record, still leads the NHL with 56 points and accompanied the team on their road trip. He's two weeks into a projected four-week recovery after a puck hit him in the mouth. There's no timetable for Neal, who was elbowed in the head on April 5.

Pittsburgh has already clinched the Atlantic Division title and has a seven-point lead in the Eastern Conference.